The Museum’s Kaman HTK-1 was accepted by the U.S. Navy on April 29, 1953 and served with several Navy squadrons, including with Helicopter Utility Squadron 1, (HU-1) at Ream Field in Imperial Beach, California, and Fasron 4 (Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron) in San Diego, California, before being retired in November 1955. Over the course of its Navy career, the helicopter flew a mere 293 hours before it was placed out of service. The helicopter was acquired by the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida and is generously being loaned to the Tillamook Air Museum by them.